Awards

Awards

• 14 Jun 2010

  Linedata Services Named One of Boston’s “Best Places to Work” by the Boston Business Journal

  Linedata Services Named One of Boston’s “Best Places to Work” by the Boston Business Journal

  BOSTON, June 14th, 2010: Linedata Services (LIN:FP), the global leader for investment management and credit technology, today announced that it was named one of the „Best Places to Work ‟ for 2010 by the Boston Business Journal.

  “To be recognized is an honor and a testament to Linedata Services‟ culture and to the creation and maintenance of an environment where people can thrive professionally and personally,” said Kara Benedetto, Director of Human Resources for Linedata Services North America. “We are pleased that our culture attracts some of the brightest and most talented people in the industry. This award would not be possible without the contributions from the entire Linedata team and we share this recognition with all of our dedicated people.”

  This award recognizes firms that continually provide employees with a positive workplace experience. It is based on employee evaluations of their work environment, compensation, and company management. With over 440 companies vying for this honor, only 60 are recognized as one of Boston‟s Best Places to Work.

  “At Linedata, workforce health is a key aspect of our strategy and culture—we foster an environment that combines fun and philanthropy with rewarding work in an exciting industry. Our holistic approach provides opportunities for the Linedata Team to give- back to the community, grow in their careers, explore new challenges and socialize with peers,” said Annie Morris Managing Director of Linedata Services North America. “We are truly appreciative of the efforts made by the employees to secure this honor.”

• 10 Jun 2010

  Linedata Services Wins “Hedge Fund Technology Provider of the Year”

  NEW YORK, June 10 2010 – Linedata Services (NYSE Euronext: LIN), the global leader for investment management and credit technology, announced today that it has been named ‘Hedge Fund Technology Provider of the Year’ at the 2010 International Custody and Fund Administration’s (ICFA) American Service Provider Awards.

  “Linedata Services is honored to receive this recognition of our efforts as a hedge funds solutions provider,” said Annie Morris, Managing Director of Linedata Services North America. “This award recognizes our innovations over the past year where we focused on addressing industry trends such as new regulations, demands for transparency, and outsourced/hosted solutions.”

  The award is judged by a panel of four leading industry experts who selected Linedata Services’ hedge fund offering above industry peers based on significant client wins plus functional and technology enhancements added over the past year. Linedata Services’ hedge fund solutions provide complete front to middle to back features, including seamless trade and execution management, real-time and historical P&L, and fund level GL and NAV processing. This award follows on from Linedata Services’ recent HFMWeek awards for hedge fund systems in both the US and Europe.

  “It is a privilege to receive an award for our hedge fund offering,” said Anvaraly Jiva, Chairman and Chief Executive of Linedata Services. “Linedata Services has been serving this market for over ten years, continuously investing in our products and people in order to maintain the delivery of best-of-breed solutions for the alternative investment space.”

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  NOTES TO EDITORS

  About Linedata Services

  Linedata Services (Bloomberg: LIN:FP) is the global leader for investment management and credit software, solutions, and support. Linedata Services combines technological innovation, financial strength, and a deep understanding of the Asset Management, Leasing & Credit Finance, and Insurance & Savings industries. Linedata Services’ Asset Management division provides comprehensive, scalable solutions to the buy-side, to manage the entire investment process from pre-trade to post-settlement. Linedata Services is unique in offering a full front- to back-office solution via enterprise installation, or as an Application Service Provider (“software as services” or “service bureau” delivery), and has 20 years experience delivering ASP solutions.

  Headquartered in France, Linedata Services achieved revenues of EUR 144.5 million in 2009, has offices worldwide and services more than 700 clients across 50 countries. For more information visit Linedata Services’ corporate site at www.linedata.com.

  About Linedata Services’ Hedge Fund Solution

  Linedata Services’ Hedge Fund Solution is a comprehensive platform catering to multi-currency, multi-asset class, multi-prime and multi-strategy investing. It encompasses order and portfolio management, industry-leading pre- and post-trade compliance monitoring and a full reporting facility. It comes with a comprehensive rules library and an intuitive rule-builder, full trade order management capabilities with portfolio modeling and advanced rebalancing. Also in this unique package is our award-winning portfolio management software, enabling sophisticated tracking of product and counterparty financing plus accurate NAV estimation to both reconcile with and monitor third party administrators.

• 13 Apr 2010

  Linedata Services Wins ‘Best Fund Accounting and Reporting Systems’ Vendor of the Year

  Linedata Services Wins ‘Best Fund Accounting and Reporting Systems’ Vendor of the Year

  LONDON, April 13, 2010 –Linedata Services (NYSE Euronext: LIN), the global leader for investment management and credit technology, announced today that it has been named ‘Best Fund Accounting and Reporting Systems’ vendor by HFMWeek, a leading weekly news source for the hedge fund sector, at the annual HFMWeek European Service Provider Awards.

  “Linedata Services is proud to be recognised as the best fund accounting and reporting systems vendor in the alternative asset management space today,’” said David Bilbé, Managing Director of Linedata Services Northern Europe. “We are driven by producing solutions that the market needs, and that means increasing operational efficiencies, streamlining workflows, providing comprehensive compliance monitoring, reducing risk and building investor confidence.”

  The judges praised Linedata Services’ hedge fund offering, which comprises sophisticated yet intuitive order and portfolio management, comprehensive compliance monitoring and robust reporting. “When investor pressure has pushed funds into ever more sophisticated and detailed reporting, Linedata Services systems have excelled throughout. A deserved winner,” commented the judging panel.

  The HFMWeek Service Provider Awards recognise companies that have outperformed their peer groups over the course of the past year. They are judged both quantitatively and qualitatively, producing a list of winning companies that have demonstrated financial progress, growth and genuine innovation.

  This award recognises the performance of Linedata Services’ fully integrated alternative technology offering over the past year, where enhancements in scalability and functionality, including robust counterparty risk reporting, have resulted in increased market uptake.

  “It is always an honour to receive an award from the industries we serve, and I believe this is a recognition of our proximity to the hedge fund market and our desire to create software solution that meets its needs through market knowledge and innovation,” said Anvaraly Jiva, Chairman and Chief Executive of Linedata Services. “Linedata Services’ best-of-breed solutions bring real-time insights to all functions and phases of the investment cycle. Our clients value these insights, and we are very proud to be acknowledged by HFMWeek.”

• 25 Nov 2009

  Linedata Services wins Service Quality Awards

  Linedata Services wins Service Quality Awards; Linedata comes top in Client Care and Trusted Advisor categories

  London, November 25th, 2009 – Linedata Services (NYSE Euronext: LIN), the global leader for investment management and credit technology is delighted to announce that it has won two of CityIQ’s innovative Service Quality Awards for 2009. Linedata Services received the highest scores in the “Client Care” and “Trusted Advisor” categories.

  CityIQ is a London-based specialist consultancy providing advisory and delivery services to organisations in the Financial Services Industry. Its Service Quality Awards are awarded to software vendors who offer the highest levels of service, as determined by popular vote in a survey of practitioners in the investment management community. 88 industry practitioners from over fifty City institutions took part in this year’s survey.

  “The survey was designed to find out how organisations are perceived in the UK financial services market in terms of the services they provide, not the functionality they offer,” commented Paul Wiltshire, Managing Director at CityIQ. “In a market where quality of service is increasingly valued, it is important to get a real view of vendors from financial industry practitioners. Linedata Services had an above average response overall and rated highest in the “Client Care” and “Trusted Advisor” categories.”

  David Bilbé, Linedata Services’ Managing Director for Northern Europe, said, “It is great to receive such positive feedback from the industry. We constantly review our service delivery model to ensure that we offer the right service levels to all our clients. I am delighted that we have received such a positive response to CityIQ’s survey and welcome the awards as confirmation that we are successfully meeting our clients’ service needs.”

  “Our business and product strategy is driven by our close relationship with our clients,” said Anvaraly Jiva, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board for Linedata Services. “I believe that this is the reason for our success and the number of awards that we have won this year. Our innovation and excellence are directly linked to the strength of our client relationships and to our understanding of their business. The CityIQ awards illustrate that we are committed to working in partnership with our clients.”

• 20 Jan 2009

  Linedata Wins Record Number of Global Awards

  Linedata Wins Record Number of Global Awards, Five major awards recognise global best-in-category performance

  London, 20 January 2009 – Linedata Services (LIN:FP), a global leader in financial technology, announced today that its Asset Management division won an unprecedented total of five major awards in 2008.

  The awards recognise outstanding performance across Linedata’s front-to-back product range in both product innovation and service quality.

  “We are delighted to have been recognised on so many occasions by our clients, independent consultants, and the industry as a whole,” commented Anvaraly Jiva, CEO and Chairman of Linedata Services. “Despite the challenging environment, we continue to invest and innovate in order to deliver technology and services that are even more valuable to our customers. These awards recognize the superior benefits our clients derive from our unique ‘best-of-breed’ product combinations, the continuing functional enhancement we make to our product sets and our dedication to providing world-class services around the globe.”

  Linedata’s awards in 2008 were:

  • Buy-Side Technology Awards 2008 – Best Overall Buy-Side Technology Provider for 2008
  • The Hedge Fund Journal Awards 2008 – Linedata’s Beauchamp Hedge Fund Solutions – Best Provider of Portfolio Management Systems.
  • Waters Publication 2008 Best Buy-Side OMS – Linedata’s LongView Trading
  • U.S. Hedge Fund Journal Awards 2008 – Linedata’s Beauchamp Hedge Fund Solutions – Best Provider of Portfolio Management Systems
  • Financial-i – Leaders in Innovation Award 2008 for the best Order Management System – Linedata’s LongViewTrading

• 12 Nov 2008

  Linedata Services Named Best Buy-Side Technology Provider for 2008

  Linedata Services Named Best Buy-Side Technology Provider for 2008

  London, 12 November 2008 – Linedata Services (LIN:FP), a global leader in the financial technology market, today announced that it has been named Best Buy-side Technology Provider at the Buy-Side Technology Awards 2008.

  “Linedata Services was chosen for this award on the strength of its buy-side track record and the quality and breadth of its offerings spanning the front and back offices,” said Victor Anderson, Editor, Buy-Side Technology. “Not only does it cover the entire range from LongView Trading for front office, Icon for fund accounting, Linedata Compliance and Beauchamp Hedge Fund Solutions for alternative investments, but it continues to expand its offering, most recently adding Linedata Risk Analytics to complement its existing product set. Significantly, Linedata Services has a strong reputation for outstanding customer service, an increasingly important competitive edge in these turbulent times.”

  “We place great emphasis on customer satisfaction, especially during these difficult times for financial markets, both by continuous improvements to existing products and by adding new products, such as Linedata Risk Analytics, as the need arises,” added David Bilbé, Managing Director, Linedata Services Northern Europe.

  “We are honoured to be named the best buy-side technology vendor” commented Anvaraly Jiva, CEO and Chairman of Linedata Services. “This is one of the most important awards for us because it endorses our strategy based on being the best provider offering a complete set of best-of-breed software products, spanning front to back-office.”

  The awards were presented on November 7, 2008 during the Buy-Side Technology Awards luncheon at The Lanesborough Hotel in London.

  

  

• 19 Sep 2008

  Linedata Services Named the Best Portfolio Management System in North America

  Linedata Services Named the Best Portfolio Management System in North America, by the Hedge Fund Journal

  NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 19, 2008 – Linedata Services (LIN:FP), the leader in award-winning investment software, solutions and services, today announced that its Hedge Fund Solution has been recognized as the “Best Provider of Portfolio Management Systems,” at the 2008 U.S. Hedge Fund Journal Awards.

  This award reflects the growing dominance of Linedata Services in the North American hedge fund space during what has been an incredibly productive year across its entire asset management division. With its unique industry partnerships and new product offerings, such as Linedata Risk Analytics, Linedata Services continues to meet the escalating demands of the alternative investment space under the strains of an increasingly volatile and challenging financial market.

  Anvaraly Jiva, CEO and Chairman of the Management Board of Linedata Services, said “We are honoured to have been recognized the last two years by the UK Hedge Fund Journal Awards as the Best Portfolio Management System in the European hedge fund space and this same recognition in North America solidifies our outstanding global reputation.”

  “We are privileged to be recognized by our peers, our clients and the industry as a whole. With over 280 hedge funds currently on the Beauchamp Hedge Fund Solution platform globally,” said Annie Morris, Managing Director of Linedata Services North America, ”further we have one of the most sophisticated client bases in the world and we must keep pace with its ever increasing requirements for innovation and robust functionality. This award is a testimony to that.”

  The premier 2008 U.S. Hedge Fund Journal Awards took place September 18th, at the Guggenheim Museum in NYC. A variety of criteria were used for selecting the winners, including: industry leadership, customer service, competitive pricing and innovative technologies.

  Notes to Editors

  About Linedata Services

  Linedata Services (Bloomberg: LIN:FP) is a global leader for investment software, solutions, and support. Linedata Services combines technological innovation, financial strength, and a deep understanding of the Asset Management and Leasing & Credit Finance. Linedata Services’ Asset Management division provides comprehensive, scalable solutions to the buy-side, to manage the entire investment process from pre-trade to post-settlement. Linedata Services is unique in offering a full front- to back-office solution via enterprise installation, or as an Application Service Provider (“software as services” or “service bureau” delivery), and has more than 20 years experience delivering ASP solutions.

  Headquartered in France, Linedata Services achieved revenues of EUR 164.8 million in 2007, has offices worldwide and services more than 800 clients across 50 countries. For more information, visit Linedata Services corporate site at www.linedata.com

  About Linedata Services Beauchamp Hedge Fund Solutions

  Beauchamp, the hedge fund solutions offering from Linedata Services, has been building, marketing and supporting trading & portfolio management software products for alternative investment managers since 1997. The Beauchamp software suite caters to multi-currency, multi-asset class and multi-strategy investing and spans all stages of the trade life cycle, from electronic trading and order management, through to real-time P&L, portfolio analysis, automated reconciliation and portfolio accounting.
  For more information, visit www.ldsam.com

• 2 Apr 2007

  Award Recognises Linedata’s prominence in hedge fund technologie marketplace

  AWARD RECOGNISES LINEDATA’S PROMINENCE IN HEDGE FUND TECHNLOLOGY MARKETPLACE

  Linedata Services, a leading provider of software and services to the global financial services marketplace has been recognized as the Best Hedge Fund Technology Supplier at The Hedge Fund Journal Awards 2007, thanks to Beauchamp, its hedge fund software suite.

  The awards, which took place on the 7th March, celebrated the leading service providers to the European hedge fund industry.
  The award category confirms the increasingly important role played by technology as hedge funds and their investment strategies become ever more sophisticated, and as investors place ever more stringent demands on managers.
  In choosing the winner, the judges cited that they were particularly impressed by Beauchamp’s capability and functionality across the front office.

  Presenting the award, Paul Jaffa (Managing Director of Myddleton Communications) said ‘The winner is a firm with products that managers, both established and start-up, frequently make use of in their front offices. It was praised for its breadth of product offering, its broad customer base in the hedge fund community, and its ease of integration with third party products’.

  Bruce Mennell, Director and one of the original architects of Linedata’s Beauchamp product suite, said ‘This award recognizes our success in building a software platform which meets the needs of the most sophisticated client base in the world. Beauchamp’s strength in automating the back and middle office has long been known and this award recognizes the full breadth of our product offering, which is increasingly popular in the front office as well. There is always more for us to achieve but, for now, I would like to thank our clients for their support and input, and my colleagues for all their enthusiasm and hard work.

  Anvaraly Jiva, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board of Linedata Services added:”After receiving the “Excellence” award at the 2006 Trophées Midcaps, this new award is an aknowledgment of all our efforts that we have accomplished since 1998 and will motivate us more than ever in order to follow our ambitious development strategy ”

  About Linedata Services

  Linedata Services is a major international provider of financial IT solutions that specializes in Asset Management, Savings & Insurance and Leasing & Credit Finance. As a software and services provider and solutions integrator, Linedata Services offers global solutions that are tailored to the world of finance. The Group realized revenues of EUR 119.8 million in 2005 and is listed on Eurolist, Segment B.. www.linedata.com

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